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Citizenship delays could thwart thousands who dream of voting Nearly 14K Minnesota residents await citizenship as wait times skyrocket By Megan Burks, MPR News, August 18, 2020   Mawla Saqeb, who goes by Danyal, with four of his children in Smith Park in Bloomington, Minn. He says

Serving refugee neighbors through arts and crafts Arrive Ministries welcomes Salem Arts Exchange Sewing as our newest program area in the Twin Cities. Through this partnership, we are committed to serving our refugee neighbors through the universal language of arts and crafts. “Adding Salem Arts Exchange Sewing

Order takeout from an immigrant-owned restaurant Here’s a resource on how to support an immigrant-owned restaurant! Some of our staff favorites include: Minneapolis: Marhaba Grill – South Minneapolis Gorkha Palace – NE Minneapolis Harry Singh’s Caribbean Restaurant – South Minneapolis Emily’s Lebanese Delicatessan – NE Minneapolis Daalo Hilaac Restaurant – South Minneapolis

“Afar geesli,” says our Somali language guide, pointing to the square on the screen. Since last September, our SALT team has started four small groups of people who have been learning the Somali language. These groups initially met face-to-face, but when COVID19 came to Minnesota, we switched

Earlier this Spring, our staff was contacted by two humanitarian aid workers who were furloughed from serving and living among refugees in Europe and the Middle East due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. These two women have spent most of the past decade working in Greece and

Persecuted Christians and the U.S. Refugee Resettlement and Asylum Processes A Letter From Scott Arbeiter, President of World Relief, Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief & David Curry, CEO of Open Doors USA Read the Full Report Here Read the Full Closed Doors Report Here

How many refugees are there around the world? At least 79.5 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. That’s one percent of the world’s population who have fled their homes as a result of conflict or persecution. Among them are nearly 26

  Dear friends: Saturday, June 20 is World Refugee Day 2020! This year we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980 which passed the Senate unanimously and formalized the U.S. refugee resettlement program that we know today. The bipartisan Act declared “it is the

Our core values define who we are, what we believe, and what we work towards.  One vital core value is Justice and Mercy.  In this time following the murder of George Floyd, when our city, nation and world are together crying out to be heard and for